Sixers coach Doc Rivers spoke with reporters on Saturday about the status of center Joel Embiid ahead of Game 4 between Philadelphia and the Nets.
Embiid, who suffered a sprained knee during Game 3 of the series, was ruled out of Saturday’s game on Friday. While the 76ers have a commanding 3–0 series lead and the chance to sweep the Nets on Saturday, it did not stop Rivers from thinking about the health of his star big man, who has had his fair share of injuries.
“Clearly that’s [Embiid ankle] on your mind,” Rivers told reporters after finding about Embiid’s injury, via Derek Bodner of The Daily Six Newsletter. “He’s human, and goodness, this happens again. … As I said [to Embiid], this is another obstacle in the story that we’re gonna write this year. …It may take a minute, but this is part of it [the path].”
